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Google is winning the AI ​​race. OpenAi has something better: users

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OpenAI, who just launched GPT-4.1he is losing technological ground against Gemini 2.5 Pro, but paradoxically his domain in users is strengthened thanks to the viral phenomenon of the generation of images in Chatgpt. The panoramic. The launch of GPT-4.1 reveals an awkward truth: OpenAI no longer technically leads. Not as before, at least. Your new model is behind Gemini 2.5 Pro Google in programming tasks, precisely where he tried to highlight. Meanwhile, Chatgpt has become The most downloaded application in the world Thanks to the virality of their abilities to generate Ghibli style illustrations either Action dolls. Why is it important. The situation confirms that there is no Moat (The technological concept that refers to a “defensive pit”). Advances are equalized in months. However, Openai has built something more valuable: a platform with mass traction and network effects than Google, despite its technical superiority and huge ecosystem, has not managed to replicate. Between the lines. This contrast defines well the complex dynamic of the AI ​​market: you can have the best technology (Google, In a way Anthropic) and yet lose the battle for users. Or you can be losing the technological avant -garde (Openai) while dominating mass adoption. It is a paradox that can only face itself, but not refuse. The turn. Sam Altman’s strategy seems to be pivoting. Recently said That “the models come and go, but we want to be the best platform.” A phrase that makes sense watching this trajectory: OpenAi prepares for a future where the value is on the platform, not necessarily having the best model. It is something similar to What we commented after trying Grok 3: Their abilities as a model are up to what others offer for most uses. Even above. But it does not have the product that others do have: GPTS, projects, Canvasintegrations, etc. In summary. We are seeing two parallel races in AI: The technological (which Google is winning for now). And that of mass adoption (dominated by Openai). This duality anticipates a future that will not necessarily belong to those who develop the best technology, but to whom it best integrates it into experiences that convince millions of users. And that is a lesson that should worry Google, whose technical leadership with Gemini 2.5 Pro does not translate into market domain, despite having a huge ecosystem where Android, Chrome, Gmail, the search engine, YouTube, Maps, Docs … In Xataka | The AI ​​always wanted us to pay to access their advanced versions. Your plan now is that we pay … for using it a lot Outstanding image | Solen Feyissa in Unspash

Barcelona erased a Google bus line so that tourists do not satura. Tourists have told him “good attempt”

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Barcelona’s metropolitan transport service has discovered something that The real estate market of the city knows from A long time ago: Tourist pressure is not always easy to combine with residents day to day. In a desperate attempt to end the saturation of bus 116, a route used by neighbors, but also by thousands of tourists who used it to visit Park Güell, a year ago the City Council got that the line disappeared from the recommended itineraries of Google Maps. And it worked. Without visibility in networks, demand seemed to relax. The problem is that at least part of the tourists who previously crowded bus 116 It seems to have an impact on other routes with which they can also reach Park Güell. Neighbors who use them to go to work or school are already warning that saturation affects their day to day. Delete a map bus. Sounds drastic, but that’s what he did last year The Barcelona City Council: it made bus 116 disappear from the map for the millions of tourists that visit the city every year. Or what is the same, that it ceases to appear in the recommended itineraries of Google Maps. The reason: although 116 is a small neighborhood bus, with capacity for about 20 people, its route passes very close to Park Güellan icon from Barcelona that receives per year More than four million of visitors. The combination of scarce capacity and high demand caused 116 to be often saturated to the astonishment of tourists and anger of residents, who need the bus to go to work, university or make the purchase. The City Council proved to increase the frequencies and reinforce the number of buses that covered the route, but it served. In the end he opted for another trick: “Invisible it” in Google Maps. And did it serve? More or less. The influx of tourists fell clearly. So much, that I recognized it The bus driver itself: “It has been to disappear from Google and change radically.” Even the neighbors, skeptics at the beginning with that strategy, verified the change. The problem is that the tourist pressure on the urban transport service does not seem to have been solved. Rather, it has been redistributed towards other alternative lines. Or that is at least what is pretending The data who has just published eldiario.es. Pending of 24 and V19. His information, based on the passenger balances of Transports Metropolitans of Barcelona (TMB), shows that while the influx of travelers fell on bus 116 was increased on other routes that can also be used to reach Park Güell, as 24 and V19. The percentages are of course eloquent. While between 2023 and 2024 the title “Hello Barcelona” (the payment for visitors) scored A 86% drop In bus 116, on line 24 the validations of that ticket increased by 32%. With regard to V19, in 2024 it transported more than six million people, 10% more than in 2023, with more than 19,000 validations on working days. Precisely to avoid saturation and improve the TMB service reinforced several sections on weekends. Has the problem moved? TMB Discard That there has been a passenger transfer, although there are neighbors who complain about that: that the pressure that was previously suffocated by bus 116 has moved to lines like 24. “Many times I have not been able to climb because when there are so many tourists they don’t even open the doors,” he acknowledged A few days ago To Eldiario.es a Barcelona student who takes the bus daily to go to college. “In the morning it is already full. Sometimes I arrive late because, with so many people, I can not get on the bus,” says another neighbor of La Salut on the itinerary 24. There are those who clarify that the problem actually comes from behind. A complex equation. Beyond the possible transfer of tourists who until last year resorted to 116 to visit Park Güell, at play other factors enter, such as the increase in the general demand for urban transport or tourism. Atm data show that in 2024 the use of public transport in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona grew by 7%. The year was also good for tourism, with 15.5 million of visitors. The data is practically identical to that of 2023 (he scored a very slight fall of 0.7%), but came accompanied by a remarkable rebound of 8.7% in spending per person. The great threat. The saturation on his day of bus 116 and the pressure in other lines used by tourists to visit Park Güell, such as 24 or V19, is a double departure. First for the impact on the service and for the residents of the city. Second, because that pressure has an impact on the attractiveness of Barcelona as a destination. Eldiario.es spoke A few days ago With a family of Bulgarian travelers who recognized their surprise after getting on 24 in Plaza de Catalunya: “It is very filled, what a burden.” If in spite they resorted to the service, they explained, it was for their “comfort” to get to Park Güell. The massification of points such as Mallorca, the Canary Islands or Barcelona itself has led to the popular Fodor´s travel guide To quote them In its “no list 2025”, a kind of OLD in which his experts cite destinations that risk dying of success. Images | Stay Grouted (Flickr) and M.peinado (Flickr) In Xataka | If the question is whether tourist floors take the price of rentals, we already have the answer: more than 30%

Carrefour leaves this 75 -inch TV at unbeatable price with Google TV

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The televisions sector has evolved in recent years towards large screens. If you want to renew your old TV and want to place a larger dimensions in the living room, in Carrefour you have this TCL 75C805. Specifically, you can buy it for 899 euros compared to the 1,399 euros that is usually worth. TV Miniled TCL 75C805 4K QLED + Google TV * Some price may have changed from the last review A TV with Premium features to ride your own home cinema This series Smart TV C805 of TCL It stands out for setting up a 75 -inch qled panel which offers 4K UHD resolution. It also comes with back Minilad and is compatible with formats such as HDR10+ and Dolby Vision IQ. The operating system under which it works is Google TV. In addition, it is also ideal for gaming, since it is compatible with VRR and has HDMI 2.1, so it is perfect to make maximum videoconsobles such as the PlayStation 5 either Xbox Series x. Its speakers offer a 30 W RMS Power And they are compatible with formats such as Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual: X. Finally, as far as connectivity is concerned, it is very complete and integrates Bluetooth 5.0, Wifi, a port USB 3.2Ethernet port and headphones output. The best accessories to squeeze this TV to the maximum Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (last generation) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sonos Ray – Compact sound bar * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Webedia and TCL In Xataka | How to choose the ideal television size: what manufacturers say vs. What experts say In Xataka | Better sound bars in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros

What is Google Firebase Studio and how this tool works to create artificial intelligence applications

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Let’s explain what Google Firebase Studio is, the new tool for Create applications with artificial intelligence. You can do it without writing a line of code, just describing Google’s AI what you want, so that it generates the code for you. At the end of the process, you will have a functional web application that you can use and publish to see the light. Obviously, this is only prototyped, because you will also have the option to edit and review the code on your own to make sure everything is fine. What is Google Firebase Studio Google Firebase is the Webs and Applications Development Platform Created by Google. The idea is to cover most of the needs of developers, being able to store software, provide notification system for apps, necessary databases and authentication services or use analysis. And in 2025 Google has created Firebase Studio, which is a section within this platform that allows you Create webs and apps with artificial intelligence. You do not have to do anything, it’s something like Vibe Codingwhere AI generates the code and you just have to check it. The idea of ​​this service is that you simply have to Describe the type of application you want to create. For that, you must define what you want me to do in detail with a natural language. You have to describe what you want to do with the app, how it should be, its functions and anything else you can think of the same as if you will explain to a person. For this, Google Firebase Studio uses Geminithe artificial intelligence system of the company itself. Specifically use Gemini 2.0 Flashwhich will be the one that is responsible for interpreting your description, and to generate the application code in a few minutes. Of course, remember that what this tool will generate They are applications prototypes. Once you have it, you may have errors, and you will have to check the code, make the corrections you want and click on Post so that Google is in charge of hosting her. How to use Firebase Studio The first thing you have to do is enter the Firebase website, whose address is Firebase.google.com. Once inside, click on the button Begincontinue with the introductory steps that appear when you are going to use this program for the first time. This will take you to the Firebase Studio page, whose address to enter later is Studio.firebase.google.com. The tool interface is similar to that of an artificial intelligence chatbot, you have a writing field where you should Define what you want the application to do. Then click on Prototype with AI. This will take you to a Gemini page, where you are shown Suggested options and design For this application, as well as a name. On the right you have the icon of a pencil in case you want to make changes in the suggestion. When you have the app as you want, click on Prototype This App To create it. If you click on the edit button with the pencil iconyou will go to a page where you can manually change what you want within the description, including colors or functions. You also have a field to write the changes you want to make and that the AI ​​is in charge. When you finish click on Save. You will also have a button Prototype This App To start creating it from this window. And that’s it, then you’ll see in front of your eyes how the application code is createdand how after doing so, possible errors are sought and corrected. And that’s it. When you finish you will have a demonstration of the application to try it, and below you will have the button Edit of Code to review and make changes in the code. Up to the right you have a publishing button so that the web application is accessible. In Xataka Basics | Gemini Advance functions that become free in March 2025

Canva’s new is not just another threat to Photoshop. Now also points to Google and Microsoft

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Canva, the Australian company that democratized digital design, has announced its greatest update to date, combining tools before scattered on several platforms. The panoramic. The new unique format for all types of designs is the great bet. It will no longer be necessary to jump between documentation, images, presentations and websites, but now everything develops in the same work space. It is a movement that seeks to avoid frustrations and loss of time or coherence to professionals, to offer them to stop fragmenting their projects among different applications. Between bambalins. Canva has 230 million monthly active users and presence in More than 95% of Fortune 500 companies. That is, it has transcended its origins, when it was a simple and cheap alternative to Photoshop. The platform now generates more than 3,000 million dollars a year in income and a growth that remains double digit, something that leaves it as a rather serious threat to companies such as Adobe or Microsoft. In the foreground. The most striking thing is that now Canva puts spreadsheets inside the design canvas. They are not the boring tables full of numbers to which we are accustomed, but visual tools that detect patterns and trends by themselves. It is as if Excel had gone to the gym to return with visual super powers. In detail. The suite integrates five great novelties: Canva Ia: A voice assistant that generates designs, texts and images through conversational commands. Large -scale magical study: Imagine creating 500 custom versions of an ad for different regions with a single click. Goodbye at the time of copying and hitting. Magical graphics: Convert your data into interactive visualizations automatically Canva Programming: Tell him what you want to do in Spanish and the system writes the code for you. “I want a form with three fields and one button.” You have it. Advanced photo editor: Eliminate your ex from the group photo, change the background or improve lighting without having any photoshop. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. Image: Canva. And now what. Canva is not simply improving your product, you are trying to change what we expect from our work tools. Combining design, data and in a single platform is like going from having several appliances to a kitchen that prepares food alone. If they make this work, we could be facing as radical as when the suites Office killed writing machinesbut now in the visual world and with steroids of AI. At stake. The million -dollar question: will professionals leave their beloved tools specialized by this Swiss digital knife? Adobe, Microsoft and Google must be looking at this as who sees a tsunami approach. Canva not only steals customers in graphic design, now it goes for their spreadsheets, presentations and even its web development tools. The battle to become the creative operating system of companies has just entered into mode Hardcore. Outstanding image | Canva, Xataka with Mockuuups Studio In Xataka | Canva: 23 tricks and functions to squeeze the design and creation platform to the maximum

How to avoid responses generated by Google with this simple trick

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Let’s tell you a simple trick to prevent Google from showing you answers generated by AI in the search engine results. You will simply have to add a specific word type, and the result will not appear. The New View created with ia Answer your question, something that can be useful, but it is almost always annoying when the important links you can be looking for is still going down. Therefore, you may want An effective way to get rid of these answers. How you have to remove the answer made with AI Although it has not yet expanded totally, Google is already starting to show Answers generated by AI In the search engine. He does it to answer the question you ask him, showing it first instead of the links so you can have the answer without entering them. These views are not yet shown in all questions or all browsers, but they are already beginning. If you are looking for concrete links, these can greatly hinder the results. But there is a way to avoid them. All you have to do is Write the question with a word. Come on, if you ask What is Xataka?the AI ​​will answer you, but you ask What pussy is Xataka? The answer will not generate. Possibly this is so because of the moderation system used by Google’s AI to generate answers, which does not support bad words. We do not know if this is only temporary And it will change in the future, but for now it is an interesting trick to consider. In Xataka Basics | How to use chatgpt or gemini by taking out the information only from Wikipedia as the only source

Google mobiles, PS5 video games, Samsung televisions and more. The best Medamarkt offers during the weekend

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Mediamarkt is about to finish its Flower Power campaign. Until tomorrow, April 6 at 09:00, we can access the catalog of offers that the store has. Much eye because there are quite interesting offers that are not seen every day. Therefore, we have selected the better offers (and some other reservation) of the store. Google Pixel 8a by 449 eurosan ideal mobile if we want to make the leap to the Google ecosystem with a 256 GB model that does not rise too much price. Samsung S90D by 1,399 eurosa 65 -inch OLED TV with which we can take a refund (in addition to the discount) of 200 euros. Xiaomi Vacuum S20 by 139 eurosan interesting vacuum robot if we are looking for a good value for this type of devices. Indiana Jones and the big circle by 59.99 eurosa good price for the Indy game that will be launched very soon on PlayStation 5. Nintendo Switch 2 by 469 eurosNintendo’s next hybrid console can already be reserved in Mediamarkt. Google Pixel 8a Although it is not the first time we see the Google Pixel 8a around this price, for 449 euros We are faced with the 256 GB configuration. Google’s mobile is one of the cheapest in its catalog, but also has some characteristics and specifications that should be taken into account. The six years in which he will continue to receive updatesfor example, or its camera and design. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung S90D Are you looking for a good TV? Mediamarkt has a good price in the Samsung S90Dalthough much eye that can be cheaper: the store has it for 1,399 eurosbut as Mediamarkt indicates if you register the TV in the official store they make a reimbursement of 200 euros. For the final price we are facing a very interesting television: riding a 65 -inch OLED Antirrefleje Panel with up to 144 Hz and their speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos. Samsung S90D (65 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Vacuum S20 If we are tired of constantly cleaning the house (especially if we have a pet), for little money we have the Xiaomi Vacuum S20. Mediamarkt has an offer for 139 euros And for that price it is quite complete: it offers a suction power of 5,000 PA, it has three cleaning modes, is capable of aspiring and scrubbing and comes with a LDS laser navigation system. * Some price may have changed from the last review Indiana Jones and the big circle From time to time Mediamarkt launches video game reservations with discounts that are shown only if we add them to the shopping basket. It already happened with ‘Death Stranding 2: On The Beach‘which is currently 59.99 eurosand the same happened a few days ago with ‘Indiana Jones and the big circle‘, Bethesda’s next video game to reach PlayStation 5, which we have for 59.99 euros. The criticisms were very satisfied with the result, mentioning that it is a work that professes a lot of love for movies. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) * Some price may have changed from the last review Nintendo Switch 2 The Nintendo Switch 2 It has been presented with a huge sea of ​​criticism towards the price of video games and towards other details that have scaled more than one user. To choose to reserve the console in the official store you should meet a series of somewhat strange requirements, so a good way not to run out of the console is to make the reservation in Mediamarkt. We can reserve the Nintendo Switch 2 by 469 euros wave Nintendo Switch 2 along with ‘Mario Kart World’ by 509 euros. That is, in both cases 0.99 euros cheaper than in the official store and without the need to meet any requirements. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, Bethesda, Nintendo In Xataka | The best price quality price (2025). Your analysis and videos are here In Xataka | Best vacuum robots in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and five recommended models

Goodbye Google Home, Hi Alexa

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In Xataka we are released, today we launched on the Xataka YouTube channel “Domotize or die in the attempt”the new series of videos in which we are going to accompany our partner Ana Boria in The dream The nightmare of automate your entire house. Throughout the next few weeks we will accompany them to see the difficulties, problems, discussions and solutions that live in the process. And if any of you have tried to domote your home for yourself, you will know that although at first it seems very simple, the task can be complicated in a beautiful. And yes, I have said we will accompany them, because together with Ana we will meet their future husband Álex and their two beautiful cats, Light and Sia. In the first episode, they begin by making the first decision that will mark the rest of the domotization of their home: what voice assistant to use. A question that many have asked ourselves and for which he already has an answer. Ana has been using the Google Nest Minibut it’s fed up and it’s going to try with Alexa. The next step will be the installation of relays and the automation of the blind, will it be able to do it alone? We will see it in the next chapter of “Domotize or die in the attempt.” If you plan to domote your house or want to know to what extent it can be achieved that a house is 100% connected, you cannot miss this series in which you will know the process thoroughly. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Thus I automated all my house with artificial intelligence and an Open Source system

There is an open source alternative to Notion and Google Docs. And its value is where you store your data

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France and Germany have joined strength to create something uninpected: Docscollaborative and open source software that seeks to reduce dependence on US services. And incidentally, guarantee the control of sensitive information. Why is it important. For European public companies and administrations, maintaining sensitive data away from American servants is not only an economic issue, but a strategic priority. US legislation allows its authorities to access data stored by national companies, even if servers are physically in Europe. This involves a problem for confidential government information, sensitive documents or personal data protected by GDPR. In addition, European governments want to reduce the dependence of this type of platforms. In detail. Docs is not just a service highly similar to others that already exist, such as Notion either Google Docsbut it incorporates functions specifically designed to adapt to the requirements of public institutions. The project is part of ‘The numerique suite‘, an initiative that also includes vision, an alternative to Zoom or Google Meet. The platform allows: Real -time collaborative edition with offline support. Export in several formats (.odt, .doc, .pdf). Granular access control to guarantee security. Customizable templates for official documents. Functions of AI to generate, summarize, correct and translate content. The code It is available in github under MIT license, which allows not only its free use, but also its adaptation by companies that want to offer services based on it. And now what. The adoption of docs and other similar tools will depend on the level of institutional support and the creation of viable ecosystems around these technologies. If success will not only depend on its technical quality, but on the distribution, on the ease of implementation or integration with existing systems. Outstanding image | Suite Numérique, Xataka In Xataka | The notion template business: an ocean of black and white avatars

Personalized GPTS are one of Openai’s great inventions. Now Google has just released yours in Gemini

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One of the most interesting functions that chatgpt has are GPTS. In a nutshell, they are Chatgpt personalized versions created for specific purposes. We could have a GPT focused on correcting our texts, to solve mathematical problems or plan trips. It is a really useful function, but for now they can only be created by payment users. Anyone can use them, but only premium users can create them. Well Google has decided to opt for a different path with Gemini and its Gems. And yes, the user win. Gems? That is the name that the equivalents of GPTs receive on Google Gemini. To all purposes, they are exactly the same. Instead of using Gemini’s “general” version, Gems allow us to use a specialized version in certain tasks. It is a function that, having dedicated the necessary time and care, can be very useful. 10 Google applications that could have triumphed For everyone. So far, only payment users could create and use Gems. That is, the only way to access this function was paying the 21.99 euros per month that costs access to Gemini Advanced. That is over. As plannedGoogle has released access to gems and, from today, creating them and using them is completely free. Gems creator | Capture: Xataka Options. Google gives us five predetermined gems focused on brainstorming, professional orientation, programming, learning and writing review. Grace, however, is to create ours. To do this, you just have to go to the Gems manager and start the process (or you can do it by clicking directly in This linkwhich is direct access). Important: Although gems can be used from mobile app (and deployment is being progressive), they can only be created in the web version. Some keys. When creating a GEM it is important to be clear, concise and descriptive. Here are Some tricks to get the perfect prompt. For example, if we want our Gem to serve us to correct texts in English, something like this should be put: “You are a text reviewer in English and aid to people to detect and correct failures in their writings. Your work is to analyze the texts, find all errors, explain to the user why he is poorly written and suggest improvements. Use a friendly tone. Use Spanish to give explanations. Be patient.” The result will be something similar to this: when giving the badly written phrase “I are not feeling lots well”, the GEM returns the following answer: Example of use of a Gem created by us | Capture: Xataka Models. In our Gems we can use the models we have access to Google Gemini. In the free version we can use Gemini Flash 2.0 and Gemini Flash 2.0 Flash Thinkingwhich is experimental. If we had the payment version we could use the most advanced models. Using the reasoning model can be really useful if we create a very specific Gem focused on answers that need precision. Limitations. Gems are very useful, but they have an important limitation: they do not admit the rise in documents, at least in the Spanish version and for now. In the English version they seem to admit them. Being able to upload documents is a very interesting function to consult bibliography, interact with a PDF, with an Excel sheet, etc. Let’s think about the potential that this has to analyze data, extract trends or digest a lot of information more easily. The problem is that, for the moment, we do not have it available. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | Google’s results with generative come to Spain. And with them, an elephant in the media room

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